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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 786 1969-06-16 - " , . OmGINAL C;:.Kl.:I\l COPV Nor TO 9[; T1\KEN F ON\ HI: CIT'f CLERK'S OF~ICE. , . ORDINANCE NO. J--l-.I.z- .l~........ ,,~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITWOF SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING A SEWER SERVICE CHARGE. WHEREAS, the residents and property owners of the Leisure World area of Seal Beach own, operate and maintain their own sewer collection system;and WHEREAS, the residents and property owners of the Surfside area of this city pay taxes to the Sunset Sanitary District for operation and maintenance of a sewer collection system; and WHEREAS, most of the residents and property owners of the College Park West and the owners of the Rossmoor Business Center sections of the City of Seal Beach pay taxes to the Los Alamitos Water District for operation and maintenance of a sewer collection system; and I WHEREAS, the property owners and residen~s of the Hill and Ocean areas of the City pay taxes to County Sanitation District No. 4 for reimbursement to the City of costs incurred in the operation and maintenance of the sewer collection system serving these areas; and WHEREAS, the City's General Fund financed by city wide property taxes pays for expenditures in connection with the sewerwge collection system in College Park East and certain industrial and commercial areas; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to establish equity in distributing the cost to the user of the sewer collection system operated and owned by the City of Seal Beach and to eliminate such costs being borne by residents aDd taxpayers within the city paying .taxes and/or charges for such service to other entities. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach does ordain: Section 1. The City shall make a monthly service charge to each residen~ial unit or units, busimess, industrial enterprises or other entity which has a connection to the city owned sewage collection systems for the usa of said sewage collection system, such monthly service charge to be an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the water billing to said user. I Section 2. Service charges for maintenance and operation of the sewage collection system for a particular property shall be billed on the same bill and to the same ownership as the water bill for that particular property. Ordinance Number ~ Section 3. In the event that any property in the city is unoccupied for thirty-two (32) consecutive days during any two month billing period, and no service is provided or required, then a pro rated charge shall be made on the basis of a sworn statement by the owner,or occupant of such vacancy for the billing period last past. Section 4. The occupants of each place or premises shall be liable for payment of all fees and charges as heretofore set forth in this ordinance. Should any place or premises be occupied or should the occupant thereof fail to pay all such fees and charges before the sum becomes delinquent as provided in Sections 26-11 of the Seal Beach City Code, then, in either of such events, the owner of snmh places or premises shall be liable for the payment of all such fees and charges. Section 5. Should an account for sewage service charge not be paid on or before the twentieth day of the month in which it became due, it shall be deemed delinquent and a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereof. Section 6. Effective date. This ordinance shall be effective Septe~er 1, 1969. I Section 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, firm, copporat~on, or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconsti- tutional by the dmcision of any court of competent ffurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of thms ordinance. The Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion be declared invalid or unconstitutional. ' Section 8. Certification and Posting. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted as ired b law. ATTEST: ~--=s U~~~ ty Cl - - - . I STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF SEAL BEACH - . . " -' /- - SS I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City~ Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the /~ day of _-=::::_ .,,, , 1969, by the following vote: I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: I I '. . " Number ordinanc~ .' '_.' . if2 ,'LeU-.. 'Z-(#Nn<.-- " A1/1..".. JJ a,,'/(hf.. . . '/~-'.A.L. Counc~lme ~ Councilmen In~ Counci me 1'/ ~ td~ '-7 c~m er "